cPanel Autofixer: Run Repair Scripts from WHM or SSH

Updated: 22 October 2026 · Applies to: cPanel & WHM, the Autofixer repository at httpupdate.cpanel.net/autofixer/ (confirmed reachable)

WHM's Autofixer runs small repair scripts for common server problems, such as a broken SSH configuration locking you out. You can run it from the command line or from WHM itself.

Run it from the command line

/scripts/autorepair SCRIPT_NAME

Replace SCRIPT_NAME with one of the script names listed below, for example safesshrestart to restore and restart SSH.

Run it from WHM

Visit the Autofixer URL in WHM's own interface, with autofix set to the script name:

https://your-server:2087/scripts2/doautofixer?autofix=test
https://your-server:2087/scripts2/doautofixer?autofix=safesshrestart

Run with autofix=test first; it checks the Autofixer mechanism itself without changing anything.

Scripts in the Autofixer repository

The full, current list is published at httpupdate.cpanel.net/autofixer/ (plain text here since it is a file index, not a documentation page we can link to). Scripts that are still listed there include:

• test: tests the Autofixer mechanism, nothing on the server changes.
• safesshrestart: restores the SSH configuration and restarts SSH, for when you are locked out.
• iptablesflush: flushes iptables rules from WHM if a firewall rule has locked out SSH access.
• bsdbindfix: resolves a BIND 9 port conflict.
• compresszlibfix: fixes a Compress::Zlib Perl module error.
• vfilterfix: restores /etc/vfilters files.
• yumduprpmfix: locates and resolves duplicate RPM packages.
• dbdmysql: a DBD::mysql fix aimed at older Red Hat releases; mostly of historical interest on a current server.
• fpindexfile: a fix for FrontPage index files, a legacy feature most current sites do not use.
• resellerresourceacctounts: fixes reseller resource account issues.

Some of the older entries (such as dbdmysql and fpindexfile) address problems tied to long-retired software versions and are unlikely to apply on a modern server; they are listed here because the repository still serves them, not because they are commonly needed today.